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How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East

NPR  

How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Hamas unleashed its early morning rampage in southern Israel six months ago this Sunday, igniting the deadliest war ever between Israelis and Palestinians. Enlarge this image toggle caption Xinhua News Agency via …

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People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them
9 months ago

People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them

NPR  

People in Gaza are starving to death. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Days earlier, McGoldrick spoke with NPR and said the U.N. was reaching out to "mukhtars," or leaders of prominent families and clans in Gaza, to help distribute food fairly in their territories of influence in northern Gaza. Enlarge …

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War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point
9 months, 1 week ago

War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point

NPR  

War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. In all, roughly half of Gaza's prewar population of 2.3 million people has been pushed into Rafah. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images All this means diseases and infections are spreading, with little in the way of medical infrastructure to treat those in …

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Maryam and Abdullah got married in the Israel-Gaza war and were killed in an air strike two days later
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maryam and Abdullah got married in the Israel-Gaza war and were killed in an air strike two days later

ABC  

Maryam Sayed Deeb and Abdullah Abu Nahl had been planning their wedding for a year before their lives in Gaza were torn apart by war. But just two days after becoming husband and wife, Maryam and Abdullah were killed in an Israeli air strike on Khirbet al Adas, near the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The air strike that tore …

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Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals
1 year, 2 months ago

Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough anesthesia are the terror-stricken faces of those awaiting their turn, a 51-year-old orthopedic surgeon says. When the Israeli bombing intensifies and the wounded swamp the Gaza City hospitals where Dr. Nidal Abed works, he treats patients wherever he can — on …

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Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals
1 year, 2 months ago

Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When the Israeli bombing intensifies and the wounded swamp …

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Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Hamas War
1 year, 2 months ago

Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Hamas War

NPR  

Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Hamas War Enlarge this image toggle caption Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images On Saturday morning, twenty trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border. The trucks were carrying medicine, medical supplies and food. As the trucks made their way through, hundreds of foreign nationals gathered at …

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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in occupied West Bank
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Hoshiyeh and Fouad Abed were the first Palestinians killed by Israeli forces this year. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. The two men shot dead on Monday are the first Palestinians to be killed by …

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A year on from war, Gaza frustrated at slow reconstruction
2 years, 7 months ago

A year on from war, Gaza frustrated at slow reconstruction

Al Jazeera  

Only 200 out of 1,700 destroyed units have been rebuilt in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Public Works. Gaza City – During last year’s Israeli offensive in Gaza, Imadeldin Abed’s apartment became a refuge for 13 people, gathering to try and avoid the bombs falling on the besieged Palestinian territory. “Over the past year, we have received many promises …

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Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Has Taken A Dire Toll
3 years, 7 months ago

Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Has Taken A Dire Toll

NPR  

Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Has Taken A Dire Toll Enlarge this image toggle caption Youssef Massoud/AFP via Getty Images Youssef Massoud/AFP via Getty Images Tensions boil over in Jerusalem. This year, the International Criminal Court launched an investigation into possible war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian militants during the last round of heavy fighting in Gaza, in 2014. November 2012 …

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Photos: Gaza cease-fire calls grow even as Netanyahu publicly plays down Biden admonition
3 years, 7 months ago

Photos: Gaza cease-fire calls grow even as Netanyahu publicly plays down Biden admonition

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday publicly shrugged off the strongest U.S. call yet to wind down fighting with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but there were growing indications he would accede to international pressure for a cease-fire. Israeli soldiers fire a 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer toward the Gaza Strip from their position near the southern Israeli city of …

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Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where 3-year-old Abed Itani was playing with his Lego blocks. “When I got to the hospital, I found him sitting in a corner in the emergency room, trembling at the sight of badly injured people around him, blood dripping all over the floor,” …

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